Allied Big Push in Mud and Mine Fields Advances on Western Front
The Allied forces led by Eisenhower press the German defenses in a relentless drive described by foes as the most terrible battle. In September and October 1918 the Argonne campaign also broke the Hindenburg Line, bringing Germany to its knees, while Nazi leadership in 1944 faces fanatical resistance.
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Eisenhower
Germany
Argonne Forest
Hindenburg Line
Kaiser
Winston Churchill
A New Frontier in Postwar Aviation Growth
Wendell Willkie’s line frames aviation as a rising giant after the war. The record shows rapid airline expansion from 1935 to 1943 with soaring passenger and mail totals, reduced mail costs, and dwindling express rates. Postwar surveys predict triple passenger use and new foreign travel patterns, with Europe and South America opening via air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elate
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Europe
South America
Kaiser's Optimism About Postwar U.S. Business
J Kaiser predicts 60 million jobs after the war, a necessity to service national debt. He credits federal funding for production miracles and urges private business to raise productivity and cut prices while government taxes profits instead of supporting research and market growth. The FAA calls for more and larger air ports as the industry remains viable.
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J. Kaiser
Kaiser
CAA
Fire Department Members Find Plenty To Do In Tokyo
In Tokyo many fire department members have a busy period with varied tasks and community duties. They engage in training, fire safety campaigns, and respond to incidents enhancing public readiness and resilience.
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Tokyo
The
Fire Departient
Blunders of Reconversion War Plan Face Scrutiny
Washington voices blame for a major postwar reconversion blunder driven by political and commercial pressures. The piece reviews actions around July 13 with Charles E. Wilson and Donald Nelson, the push to cut war orders, and the delayed broad reconversion. It notes shortages in Europe and shifts in manpower, while praising J A Krug for steadier leadership at the War Production Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
White House
Donald Nelson
New Deal
Paris
Wilson
War Production
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nelson
Germany
Europe
Normandy
J. A. Krug
Greek politics in crisis as Papandreou backs clash with ELAS
Leslie Bain reports from Athens on a sudden shift in stance toward disarming guerrillas ELAS and the collapse of the Papandreou EAM coalition. British support for Papandreou and fears of a large scale civil war mark a dramatic break from prior promises of noninterference.
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Athens
Greece
Papandreou
EAM
Scobie
ELAS
Egypt
Dercee
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Pledges and Resolve Echoed in War Warnings
Quotes from CIO President Philip Murray and others emphasize a pledge to keep boys winning the war. Eduard Benes notes Germany’s resistance demands a multi generational battle. Ilya Ehrenburg warns surgical over vitamins, and Basil Harris cites global ocean strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
CIO
Philip Murray
Pensions To Cost Millions In Effort To Aid WWI Widows
President Roosevelt faces a bill that would grant pensions to widows and children of World War I veterans who died from any cause not tied to service. The plan, seen as a goodwill gesture, could cost billions and faces calls for a veto. Current laws provide pensions only with specific wartime disability or death linked to service. The new bill would relax criteria, tying eligibility to marriage timing and income limits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
League officials and local sports figures lead La Crosse notes
Tribunes report Carl Ott elected president of Gateway City Branch No. 59 of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Local figures attend clinics in the Twin Cities and a Bangor six-horse team places third at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Also noted are DAR events, legal business, an Am erican Legion boxing show, union elections, L.C.H.S. letters, a new student football manager, and a ban on ice racing due to unsuitable horses.
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Carl Ott
Gateway City
National Association of Letter Carriers
Art Zenker
Kolb Oppegard
Charles
Martin
Frank Humrick
la Crosse Supply Company
Twin Cities
E. A. Jones
Bangor
Wis
Union Stockyards
Chicago
Helen Dorset
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. K. Holley
North Eighth Street
Holley
Mary W. Shadbolt
C. W. Graves
Viroqua
Eddie Johnson
Earl McElwain
Eau Claire
Yeoman Hall
American Legion Post
Jimmy Gill
Julius Wirth
Henry J. Hoelzer
la Crosse Typographical Union
Trades and Labor Council
Fred Stingel
L.C.H.S
Fay
Reger
Kelly
Feinberg
Zeisler
Barney
Endres
Labor Hall
Abrahamson
Henry Jones
Henry Walker
T. M. Turner
A. Weldy
la Crosse
Pundhgg Om
Minneapolis
R. T. Wilson
Local Graduate Completes Army Air Forces Gunnery School
Private Everett M. Anderson son of Mr and Mrs A E Anderson Hale Wisconsin graduated from the army air forces flexible gunnery school at Tyndall Field Florida. He trained in operation of .30 and 50 caliber machine guns on ground ranges and in the air learning to blast enemy fighters in simulated aerial battles as he joins thousands of sky teammates guarding America s bombers worldwide.
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Whitehall
Wis
Everett M. Anderson
A. E. Anderson
Hale
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Panama City
Fla
Guardians of America
Rabbit Punch Ends In Fabled Knockout
In Garden City Kansas twelve year old Billy Orcutt trapped a jack rabbit that sprang at him and slammed into a fence knocking the animal out.
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Garden City
Kans
Billy Orcutt
Cabinet Shifts In The Wind Amid White House Rumors
Washington buzzes about fresh cabinet changes under the Roosevelt administration. Speculation centers on Jesse Jones possibly moving from Commerce, with Wallace, Bowles, and Hoffman named as potential successors. Reform-minded pushers seek youth and a postwar program to revive employment and social security, while war production pressures limit postwar planning.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Prince-Makers
Harold Ickes
Labor
Paul McNutt
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Texas
Henry Wallace
Board of Economic Warfare
America
War Department
Mel Heinritz rising figure in Wisconsin CIO politics
Milwaukee based Mel J. Heinritz secretary treasurer and chair of the CIO Political Action Committee gains influence in Wisconsin politics. He has led the CIO lobbying at the state capitol and heads a movement to link with rural and liberal groups as CIO expansion continues in Sheboygan Green Bay and beyond with planned talks in Washington.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mel J. Heinritz
Wisconsin Cio
CIO
Heinritz
State
Washington
National Cio Pepe
Sheboygan
Green Bay
Wisconsin Labor Alliance Helped Dems Lose Close Wisconsin Race
The piece notes Roosevelt nearly carried Wisconsin in November. It reports CIO leader Heinritz and the AFL worked hard, but Dewey won by about 24 000 votes. It mentions two thank you letters from FDR to Heinritz and Tom White and outlines Heinritz career from Appleton to Milwaukee unions.
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Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Heinitz
CIO
AFL
Dewey
White House
Milwaukee
Fdr
Heinritz
Tom White
PAC
Ceilings Retained On Newsprint Supplies
Washington announces that ceilings on publishers newsprint will be rigidly enforced. Col J Hale Steinman of the WPB says hopes to relax rules faded due to higher demand from the armed forces. Publishers must cut inventories to the permitted 40 days by December 31.
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Washington
War Production Board
Col. J. Hale Steinman
WPB
Steinman
U. S
Chicago U Attains Its Independence
The University of Chicago achieved full denominational independence in 1944 after years of modification to founder John D. Rockefeller's requirements. President Robert M. Hutchins reported that only the Baptist Theological Union must retain at least one trustee.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockfeller
Robert M. Hutchins
Hutchins
Baptist Theological Union
Rockefeller
University
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
A historical masthead note lists La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press at Cass Streets La Crosse Wis with R L Bandsberg publisher A W Rice city editor and June 23 1904 second class matter status under the 1879 act Also notes AP affiliation and Lee Newspaper Syndicate membership.
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Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Beautiful
T. Europss
R. L. Bandsberg
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Dees
DeWitt Mackenzie on Western Front Strategy and Cologne Front
DeWitt Mackenzie argues that Allied strategy on the Western Front centers on destroying the German army under von Rundstedt to reach Berlin via the Cologne plain and Saar. He notes Ike’s pressure on German lines, the weather’s impact hindering operations, and predicts a major push toward Berlin once conditions permit.
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Cologne
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Rhine
Saar
Europe
Middle Rhine
Rundstedt
Logne
Roer
Genero - von Rundstedt
Ike
Fragmented Clues Sketch Count Alexei in Pictured Writer
A damaged page fragment hints at Count Alexei as a pictured writer. The text lists scattered clues like numbers, abbreviations, and foreign terms suggesting a puzzle or crossword style noting Erbium, a three letter symbol, and an Egyptian sun reference.
Questions and Answers from The Tribune Information Bureau
Reader queries cover translations and titles including Tagalog equivalents of shall return, junior and 2nd meanings, and Sidney Hillman’s name origin. The piece also asks about the number of clay pigeons used annually and credits Theodore Roosevelt with coining conservation as preservation by wise use.
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Tribune, Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
D. D
Uses of Helium Across Military and Civil Sectors
The navy remains the largest helium consumer while the army uses millions of cubic feet for barrage balloons. Other applications include meteorological balloons, anesthetic mixtures, diving caisson work, and magnesium welding for aircraft parts.
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Navy
Army
Medal awards to relatives of dead soldiers
The War Department states posthumous Army medals are ordinarily given to the nearest relative. The priority list is wife, eldest son, eldest daughter, father, mother, eldest brother, eldest sister, grandchild.
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War Department
Merchant seaman sign on for voyage length stated
A merchant seaman signs on for the duration of the voyage or a term not usually longer than 12 months. The government notes no hospitalization for veterans dependents. An advertisement promotes Everybody's Song Book, 205 songs, 144 pages, 25 cents, with coupon and mail to La Crosse Tribune Bureau.
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America
Voide
Stephen Foster
la Crosse Tribunetion Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
Walnut Street Theater: oldest theater in the United States
The Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia opened in 1808 and remains the oldest surviving theater in the United States. It has hosted numerous productions and preserved its historic status through the years.
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United States
M. I M
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Rhodes A Silent Figure Said Not to Mark Speeches
A historical note claims Rhodes never prepared notes for a speech, portraying him as a leader who spoke extemporaneously and relied on memory during public appearances.
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W.E.S. A
Rhodes
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Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Ilya Ehrenburg
Basil Harris
James Marlow
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J. R. Williams
Peter Edson
Man
Studebaker
Committee For Economic Development
Wallaces
State Department of Agriculture
Commerce Post
Harry Hopkins
Deweys
Stettinius
Hull
Forrestal
Knox
John Wyngaard
Appleton
United Labor Committee
Chicago U
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
Western Front
Patterson
Hitler
Berlin
Japan
Spain
Dakota
Count Alexei
Swift
Haskin Service
Sidney Hillma
Gilman T Hillman
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
P.R.D
Veterans’ Administration
Washington, D. C
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